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 * Copyright 2011 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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package com.google.gwt.event.dom.client;

/**
 * Represents a native drop event.
 */
public class DropEvent extends DragDropEventBase<DropHandler> {

    /**
     * Event type for drop events. Represents the meta-data associated with this event.
     */
    private static final Type<DropHandler> TYPE = new Type<DropHandler>(
            "drop", new DropEvent()); //$NON-NLS-1$

    /**
     * Gets the event type associated with drop events.
     *
     * @return the handler type
     */
    public static Type<DropHandler> getType() {
        return TYPE;
    }

    /**
     * Protected constructor, use
     * {@link DomEvent#fireNativeEvent(com.google.gwt.dom.client.NativeEvent, com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers)}
     * or
     * {@link DomEvent#fireNativeEvent(com.google.gwt.dom.client.NativeEvent, com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers, com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element)}
     * to fire drop events.
     */
    protected DropEvent() {
    }

    @Override
    public final Type<DropHandler> getAssociatedType() {
        return TYPE;
    }

    @Override
    protected void dispatch(DropHandler handler) {
        handler.onDrop(this);
    }

}
